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Lubricating composition for gear
- Patent number 12,227,714
- Issue date Feb 18, 2025
- TOTALENERGIES ONETECH
- Benoit Thiebaut
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Process of producing high-quality lube base oil by using refined oi...
- Patent number 12,227,705
- Issue date Feb 18, 2025
- SK Innovation Co., Ltd.
- Young Wook Jeon
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Polysiloxane hydraulic fluids
- Patent number 12,227,713
- Issue date Feb 18, 2025
- The Boeing Company
- Mathew John Ballard
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Grant
Durable magnet wires and lubricating fluids for electric and hybrid...
- Patent number 12,227,716
- Issue date Feb 18, 2025
- Afton Chemical Corporation
- Piotr Grzyska
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Refrigeration cycle apparatus
- Patent number 12,221,591
- Issue date Feb 11, 2025
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Kenji Kojima
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Grease composition and sealing device using same
- Patent number 12,221,588
- Issue date Feb 11, 2025
- Uchiyama Manufacturing Corp.
- Masanori Shibayama
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Method for using lubricating oil composition and method for evaluat...
- Patent number 12,222,344
- Issue date Feb 11, 2025
- Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
- Moritsugu Kasai
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Lubricant composition
- Patent number 12,215,294
- Issue date Feb 4, 2025
- BASF SE
- Michael D. Hoey
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Stabilized medium chain triglyceride-based lubricant
- Patent number 12,215,291
- Issue date Feb 4, 2025
- Perlman Consulting, LLC
- Daniel Perlman
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Grease composition and rolling bearing
- Patent number 12,203,046
- Issue date Jan 21, 2025
- JTEKT CORPORATION
- Kanako Niiya
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Lubricating oil composition
- Patent number 12,203,043
- Issue date Jan 21, 2025
- SHELL USA, INC.
- Kengo Suzuki
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Defoaming agent, lubricating oil composition containing defoaming a...
- Patent number 12,203,047
- Issue date Jan 21, 2025
- DIC Corporation
- Ryuta Fujiwara
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Particle-containing grease composition
- Patent number 12,203,044
- Issue date Jan 21, 2025
- DIC Corporation
- Hironobu Matsueda
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Compositions comprising alkylated diphenylamines with improved prop...
- Patent number 12,203,045
- Issue date Jan 21, 2025
- Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Jun Dong
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Lubricating compositions
- Patent number 12,195,689
- Issue date Jan 14, 2025
- TRIBODYN, INC.
- Mark Wheatley
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Multifunctional lubricant additive and selection method
- Patent number 12,195,692
- Issue date Jan 14, 2025
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- Subram Mani Sarathy
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Lubricating oil compositions for improving low-speed pre-ignition
- Patent number 12,195,695
- Issue date Jan 14, 2025
- Afton Chemical Corporation
- Kongsheng Yang
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Lubricating oil additive composition and lubricating oil composition
- Patent number 12,195,691
- Issue date Jan 14, 2025
- IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
- Yukio Yoshida
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Fully miscible antifoam formulations
- Patent number 12,195,693
- Issue date Jan 14, 2025
- The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Vineeth Chandran Suja
- B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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Oil-based corrosion inhibitors
- Patent number 12,187,974
- Issue date Jan 7, 2025
- The Lubrizol Corporation
- Ryan Weber
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Lubricating composition to prevent corrosion and/or tribocorrosion...
- Patent number 12,187,973
- Issue date Jan 7, 2025
- TOTALENERGIES ONETECH
- Modestino De Feo
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Compound, its preparation and use
- Patent number 12,187,819
- Issue date Jan 7, 2025
- TPC Group, LLC
- Tim J. Coffy
- C06 - EXPLOSIVES MATCHES
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Alkylene oxide derivative, defoaming agent, lubricant, cosmetic bas...
- Patent number 12,187,891
- Issue date Jan 7, 2025
- NOF Corporation
- Shoko Ichikawa
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Fluorine-containing ether compound, lubricant for magnetic recordin...
- Patent number 12,180,432
- Issue date Dec 31, 2024
- Resonac Corporation
- Natsumi Shibata
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Lubricating oil composition, method for using lubricating oil compo...
- Patent number 12,180,433
- Issue date Dec 31, 2024
- Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
- Tokue Sato
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Thermal management system
- Patent number 12,180,410
- Issue date Dec 31, 2024
- SHELL USA, INC.
- Andree Hilker
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Traction fluid with improved low temperature characteristics
- Patent number 12,173,246
- Issue date Dec 24, 2024
- VGP IPCO LLC
- Shibaji Kumar Ghosh
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Transmission fluid
- Patent number 12,173,251
- Issue date Dec 24, 2024
- SHELL USA, INC.
- Leonard Joachim Kieckebusch
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Reaction product of an organic amine and glycidol and its use as a...
- Patent number 12,173,247
- Issue date Dec 24, 2024
- Huntsman Petrochemical LLC
- Haibo Zhao
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Liquid mono-alkylated N-phenyl-α-naphthylamine compositions and met...
- Patent number 12,173,248
- Issue date Dec 24, 2024
- Lanxess Corporation
- Huiyuan Chen
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
WATER BASED SEMI-SYNTHETIC METAL WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION CONTAINI...
- Publication number 20250059457
- Publication date Feb 20, 2025
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Qi Jiang
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
VISCOSITY INDEX ENHANCER COMPOSITION, ADDITIVE COMPOSITION FOR LUBR...
- Publication number 20250059459
- Publication date Feb 20, 2025
- Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd
- Shota KATO
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
WATER BASED SEMI-SYNTHETIC METAL WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION CONTAINI...
- Publication number 20250051676
- Publication date Feb 13, 2025
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Matthew E. Belowich
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
LUBRICANT COMPOSITION
- Publication number 20250051680
- Publication date Feb 13, 2025
- Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd
- Hiroshi OKI
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
ARYL-PAG MONOESTERS AS LUBRICATING OIL BASE STOCKS
- Publication number 20250051674
- Publication date Feb 13, 2025
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Yaokun Han
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
LUBRICATING COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED COLD THICKENING PROPERTIES
- Publication number 20250051677
- Publication date Feb 13, 2025
- TOTALENERGIES ONETECH
- Mickaël DEBORD
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
MOTOR AND GEARBOX FLUID FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF
- Publication number 20250051678
- Publication date Feb 13, 2025
- Tesla, Inc.
- Scott Graves
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR LUBRICANTS
- Publication number 20250051679
- Publication date Feb 13, 2025
- The Lubrizol Corporation
- BRIDGETT RAKESTRAW
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
Compositions for Engine Carbon Removal from Lubricated Components
- Publication number 20250051681
- Publication date Feb 13, 2025
- ATS Chemical, LLC
- Bernie C. Thompson
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
WATER BASED SEMI-SYNTHETIC METAL WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION CONTAINI...
- Publication number 20250040540
- Publication date Feb 6, 2025
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Qi Jiang
- A01 - AGRICULTURE FORESTRY ANIMAL HUSBANDRY HUNTING TRAPPING FISHING
Information Patent Application
OPEN GEAR LUBRICANT COMPOSITION
- Publication number 20250034473
- Publication date Jan 30, 2025
- The Lubrizol Corporation
- Jennifer E. Clark
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
VISCOSITY INDEX IMPROVER FOR LUBRICANTS BASED ON POLYISOBUTYLENE AC...
- Publication number 20250034309
- Publication date Jan 30, 2025
- BASF SE
- Ivette GARCIA CASTRO
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS
- Publication number 20250034474
- Publication date Jan 30, 2025
- SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC
- Christine Hamon
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
BIMODAL COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS USEFUL AS OIL MODIFIERS AND LUBRICAT...
- Publication number 20250034477
- Publication date Jan 30, 2025
- CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC
- Ian G. ELLIOTT
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
LUBRICANT BASE OIL AND LUBRICANT COMPOSITION
- Publication number 20250034472
- Publication date Jan 30, 2025
- Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd
- Kentaro KOJIMA
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USES...
- Publication number 20250034476
- Publication date Jan 30, 2025
- China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation
- Xiaowei CHEN
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
METHOD OF PRODUCING LUBE BASE OIL AND LUBE BASE OIL PRODUCED THEREBY
- Publication number 20250026997
- Publication date Jan 23, 2025
- SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
- Young Wook JEON
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
CARBODIIMIDE FOR USE AS AN ADDITIVE IN LUBRICANTS INTENDED FOR DRIV...
- Publication number 20250027005
- Publication date Jan 23, 2025
- TOTALENERGIES ONETECH
- Modestino DE FEO
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
HYBRID GREASES MADE WITH ANHYDROUS METAL SOAPS AND OVER-BASED METAL...
- Publication number 20250027006
- Publication date Jan 23, 2025
- The Lubrizol Corporation
- DEVON K. MCCUNE
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
LUBE BASE OIL MANUFACTURING PROCESS UTILIZING REFINED OIL FRACTION...
- Publication number 20250026992
- Publication date Jan 23, 2025
- SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
- Young Wook JEON
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
AQUEOUS GRAPHITE LUBRICANT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DISPERSANTS
- Publication number 20250027008
- Publication date Jan 23, 2025
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Hema Sagar Giddi
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
BALL SCREW GREASE COMPOSITION FOR RACK-ASSISTED ELECTRIC POWER STEE...
- Publication number 20250027007
- Publication date Jan 23, 2025
- KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.
- Minami SOMA
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
LUBRICANT COMPOSITION COMPRISING CARBON NANOTUBES
- Publication number 20250019613
- Publication date Jan 16, 2025
- KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.
- Ryosuke ICHIMURA
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
HIGH-TEMPERATURE GREASE
- Publication number 20250019614
- Publication date Jan 16, 2025
- Klueber Lubrication Muenchen GmbH & Co. KG
- Martin SCHWEIGKOFLER
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
LUBRICANT COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING POLYMERIC DISPERSANTS
- Publication number 20250019616
- Publication date Jan 16, 2025
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Hema Sagar Giddi
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
BRINE-TOLERANT LUBRICANTS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
- Publication number 20250019610
- Publication date Jan 16, 2025
- METSS Corporation
- Adriane Lewis
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
HIGH-TEMPERATURE GREASE
- Publication number 20250019615
- Publication date Jan 16, 2025
- Klueber Lubrication Muenchen GmbH & Co. KG
- Thomas KILTHAU
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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POLYSILOXANE HYDRAULIC FLUIDS
- Publication number 20250011671
- Publication date Jan 9, 2025
- The Boeing Company
- Mathew John BALLARD
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
GREASE COMPOSITION, PIVOT ASSEMBLY BEARING, AND BEARING APPARATUS I...
- Publication number 20250011672
- Publication date Jan 9, 2025
- MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
- Motojiro TSUNA
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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SUSTAINABLE LUBRICANTS
- Publication number 20250011674
- Publication date Jan 9, 2025
- Evolve Lubricants, Inc.
- Richard D. Lee
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Lubricating composition for gear

Process of producing high-quality lube base oil by using refined oi...

Polysiloxane hydraulic fluids

Durable magnet wires and lubricating fluids for electric and hybrid...

Refrigeration cycle apparatus

Grease composition and sealing device using same

Method for using lubricating oil composition and method for evaluat...

Lubricant composition

Stabilized medium chain triglyceride-based lubricant

Grease composition and rolling bearing

Lubricating oil composition

Defoaming agent, lubricating oil composition containing defoaming a...

Particle-containing grease composition

Compositions comprising alkylated diphenylamines with improved prop...

Lubricating compositions

Multifunctional lubricant additive and selection method

Lubricating oil compositions for improving low-speed pre-ignition

Lubricating oil additive composition and lubricating oil composition

Fully miscible antifoam formulations

Oil-based corrosion inhibitors

Lubricating composition to prevent corrosion and/or tribocorrosion...

Compound, its preparation and use

Alkylene oxide derivative, defoaming agent, lubricant, cosmetic bas...

Fluorine-containing ether compound, lubricant for magnetic recordin...

Lubricating oil composition, method for using lubricating oil compo...

Thermal management system

Traction fluid with improved low temperature characteristics

Transmission fluid

Reaction product of an organic amine and glycidol and its use as a...

Liquid mono-alkylated N-phenyl-α-naphthylamine compositions and met...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

WATER BASED SEMI-SYNTHETIC METAL WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION CONTAINI...

VISCOSITY INDEX ENHANCER COMPOSITION, ADDITIVE COMPOSITION FOR LUBR...

WATER BASED SEMI-SYNTHETIC METAL WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION CONTAINI...

LUBRICANT COMPOSITION

ARYL-PAG MONOESTERS AS LUBRICATING OIL BASE STOCKS

LUBRICATING COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED COLD THICKENING PROPERTIES

MOTOR AND GEARBOX FLUID FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF

RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR LUBRICANTS

Compositions for Engine Carbon Removal from Lubricated Components

WATER BASED SEMI-SYNTHETIC METAL WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION CONTAINI...

OPEN GEAR LUBRICANT COMPOSITION

VISCOSITY INDEX IMPROVER FOR LUBRICANTS BASED ON POLYISOBUTYLENE AC...

LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS

BIMODAL COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS USEFUL AS OIL MODIFIERS AND LUBRICAT...

LUBRICANT BASE OIL AND LUBRICANT COMPOSITION

ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USES...

METHOD OF PRODUCING LUBE BASE OIL AND LUBE BASE OIL PRODUCED THEREBY

CARBODIIMIDE FOR USE AS AN ADDITIVE IN LUBRICANTS INTENDED FOR DRIV...

HYBRID GREASES MADE WITH ANHYDROUS METAL SOAPS AND OVER-BASED METAL...

LUBE BASE OIL MANUFACTURING PROCESS UTILIZING REFINED OIL FRACTION...

AQUEOUS GRAPHITE LUBRICANT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DISPERSANTS

BALL SCREW GREASE COMPOSITION FOR RACK-ASSISTED ELECTRIC POWER STEE...

LUBRICANT COMPOSITION COMPRISING CARBON NANOTUBES

HIGH-TEMPERATURE GREASE

LUBRICANT COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING POLYMERIC DISPERSANTS

BRINE-TOLERANT LUBRICANTS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME

HIGH-TEMPERATURE GREASE

POLYSILOXANE HYDRAULIC FLUIDS

GREASE COMPOSITION, PIVOT ASSEMBLY BEARING, AND BEARING APPARATUS I...

SUSTAINABLE LUBRICANTS